Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-01-15
AT HOME AND ABROAD,
The News Of all Countries Gathered By
Press Agents and Sent Over the
Gable and Telegraph Wires.
Carefully Complied for Our Readers,


HANOVER, y. H., Jan. 4.-The Dartmouth
hotel was burned this morning and the whole
business portion of the town is In danger. the
fire having spread rapidly. The thermometer
indicates 20 degrees below zero and the water
supply being frozen, makes all efforts TO check
the fire difficult.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 4.-The Chicago
fast express train from Albany to Boston, due
here at 5 a. m, was badly wrecked this morn
Ing at West Springfield by c~olliding with a
freight train. One sleeping car was burned.
Two persons were killed and ten seriously in
ured. Fourteen first-class western mail
pouches and seventy-three pouches Of second
class matter were entirely burned. These
contained much registered matter from Chi
cago and western cities destined for New
England. The axle on one Of the cars on the
express train broke and threw the remainder
against a freight train passing on the west
track.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 4.-William W.
Watkins, eighteen years old, committed sui
eide this morning. He was employed as a
collector by a merchant and was accused OF
emhczzling sl64. Fearing to meet his father
he took a dose Of prussic acid.
NEW YORK, ian. THE strike among the
Weehawken coal men still continues. Trouble
Is anticipated and a large force of police are
stationed at the entrance to the yards. At the
Erie docks work is entirely suspended.
New YORK, Jan. I'm Henry Georges
newspaper, the Standard, which appeared to-
day, Mr.. George had an article a page and a
half long reviewing the case Of DR.. McGiynn.
The article appeared over Mr.. Georges OWE
name, and embodied letters from DR.. Me
Glynn himself, and Chairman John McMackiE
to the archbishops, besides describing Me
Glynn's interview with the archbishops at the
beginning OF the late campaign. The article
d%enounces TIE interference OF Archbishop Cor.
rlgsn, declares that Father McGlynn ought
not to 20 to Rome, and alleges that hi. sum.
m,ns there Is an outrageous interference oil
the ecclesiastical powers in American politics
NEW YORK, Jan. THE funeral Of the late
1t. Rev. Horatio Potter, bishop Of the do.
sese OF New York, took place at Trinity
church this morning, and was largely at
tended.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7.-George w. Childs,
who fCll on the icy pavement yesterday Is rap
idly recovering from his fall. His physician,
however, deems il best that he should keep in
bed for a day or two.
Providence, r. l., Jan. The Rhode
Island Horse shoe company's immense work
shops at Valley Falls, were almost entirely
destroyed by fire this morning, the main build
ing, $50 by i25 feet in size, the shops and sev
ersl other buildings were DESTROYED with I
large number engines. machinery and stock
The loss is S350,000. Insurance about $50,
900. The works had a capacity Of fifty tons
of horse shoes per day and employed 40t
hands. The FIRE was caused by the cae less
ness of the Waterman in filing a lamp with
oil, which exploded.
New YORK, Jan. S.-The Worlds Atlanta
Ga, special SAYS Secretary Lamar denies
the rumor that in obedience TO the ALLEGED
wish OF his wife he will resign from the cabi
net. He says: II am not OF the resignins
sort" He intends TO be in Washington mex
week.